List of Film Grants available Worldwide

Upcoming International Film Grants available to filmmakers living anywhere in the world.

It's easy, just see the grants's requirements and then enter the documents they require to fund your film.

International Film Grants

Open to amateur screenwriters worldwide, this program awards up to five $35,000 fellowships each year to those who show exceptional promise.

Up to 35,000

A six-day program for emerging filmmakers, TV creators, and industry professionals. Includes workshops, mentorship, networking, and creative exchange at the highest level.

Education

A unique opportunity for filmmakers to create short films incorporating NASA imagery, showcasing creativity and technical skill while gaining industry recognition.

Cash Prizes

This international fund supports filmmakers who are members of or deeply connected to underrepresented and marginalized communities.

$10,000 - $30,000

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Film Grant Fund provides intentional support and funding to amplify women, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ centered stories that celebrate running across the spectrum of cultural experiences.

$1000 - $3000

The IWMF’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists supports the production of ambitious projects and underreported, globally important stories.

$10000

The IDFA Bertha Fund is the only fund in the world dedicated solely to stimulating and empowering the creative documentary sector in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania.

€7,500

We invest in 10-15 documentaries year-round on a rolling basis. If you're working on a feature-length or episodic documentary and seeking funding, we invite you to submit.

$30000 - $100000

A key opportunity for filmmakers committed to investigative storytelling, this fund provides critical resources to create compelling documentaries with a strong journalistic foundation.

$25,000 - $75,000

We fund non-fiction stories worldwide celebrating adventure, activism, social justice, culture, environment and indomitable spirit. 

$30,000

Open to women and gender-expansive filmmakers worldwide, this $30,000 grant supports impact campaigns for documentary films, with flexible funding for campaigns, post-production, or distribution.

Up to €30,000

Funding and support for environmental documentary films and docuseries worldwide.

$25,000

We fund independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films with budgets of $500,000 or less that are unique and make a contribution to society.

Cash and Services

A funding opportunity for filmmakers working on feature-length documentaries in post-production, offering financial support and industry resources to help bring projects to completion.

$50,000

The program is open supports filmmakers from around the world to develop socially impactful feature films.

Up to $25,000